waymo

Waymo robotaxis to become available on Uber in Austin, Atlanta in early 2025

Transportation /

Uber users in Austin and Atlanta will be able to hail Waymo robotaxis through the app in early 2025 as part of an expanded partnership between the two companies.  Waymo’s autonomous vehicles have been available on the Uber app in Phoenix since October 2023. Uber has been snatching up self-driving partnerships across its ride-hail and […]

Waymo robotaxis to become available on Uber in Austin, Atlanta in early 2025 Read More »

Uber cozies up to more AV companies, Canoo loses another founder and Waymo sees potential in teen riders

Transportation /

Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility — your central hub for news and insights on the future of transportation. Sign up here for free — just click TechCrunch Mobility! The EV industry sure is rough and tumble these days. And it’s affecting every company, from the legacy automakers like Ford to the upstarts.  Take Polestar, for

Uber cozies up to more AV companies, Canoo loses another founder and Waymo sees potential in teen riders Read More »

Waymo expands its curbside robotaxi service to Phoenix airport

Transportation /

Waymo said Tuesday it will start offering riders 24/7 access to curbside pickups and dropoffs at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport terminals 3 and 4 — yet another example of the Alphabet-owned company’s push to expand its robotaxi services.  Waymo first started offering driverless trips to the Phoenix Airport in November 2022, but it was

Waymo expands its curbside robotaxi service to Phoenix airport Read More »

Ford pivots on EVs, Waymo doubles its robotaxi ridership and Canoo leaves California

Transportation /

Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility — your central hub for news and insights on the future of transportation. Sign up here for free — just click TechCrunch Mobility! Monterey Car Week is a wrap. And while it is still steeped in tradition, the collection of parties, auctions and car shows that were held throughout the

Ford pivots on EVs, Waymo doubles its robotaxi ridership and Canoo leaves California Read More »

The Waymo robotaxi honking problem has been resolved for real this time

Transportation /

The great nightly Waymo honk-a-thon — in which the company’s robotaxis erupted into a chorus of honking as they settled into their respective spaces in a parking lot in San Francisco — was resolved. And then, well, it wasn’t. But now it is again. The quick backstory: Software engineer Sophia Tung set up a livestream of a parking

The Waymo robotaxi honking problem has been resolved for real this time Read More »

WeRide preps for an IPO, meet the man who built a startup pipeline at CNH and Waymo’s nightly honk-a-thon

Transportation /

Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility — your central hub for news and insights on the future of transportation. Sign up here for free — just click TechCrunch Mobility! We brought you a Tesla Dojo explainer last week. Now we’re giving you a handy Dojo timeline that tracks the progress of Tesla’s AI supercomputer. The timeline

WeRide preps for an IPO, meet the man who built a startup pipeline at CNH and Waymo’s nightly honk-a-thon Read More »

Waymo to begin testing driverless robotaxis on San Francisco freeways

Transportation /

Waymo plans to start testing its fully autonomous vehicles with no human safety driver on freeways in the San Francisco Bay Area this week. Its employees will be the first guinea pigs, and initial testing will start outside rush hour with “less than a handful” of vehicles. For those who didn’t already know, Waymo got

Waymo to begin testing driverless robotaxis on San Francisco freeways Read More »

Waymo expands robotaxi coverage in Los Angeles and San Francisco

Transportation /

Waymo, the Alphabet-owned self-driving car company, is adding another 10 square miles to its robotaxi service area to include cities surrounding San Francisco.  The move, which adds Daly City, Broadmoor and Colma, pushes its total commercial service territory to about 55 square miles. Waymo said Tuesday it is also adding 16 square miles of new robotaxi

Waymo expands robotaxi coverage in Los Angeles and San Francisco Read More »